This will be followed by four days of action short of strike action, commencing on 25 November, which HCSA members will be part of.

Eddie Saville, HCSA General Secretary, said:

“Unfortunately the Government has ignored our request for a resolution to this dispute, and our members have been left with no alternative but to take further action. All we are asking is for the Government to honor the independent recommendations of the DDRB and other pay review bodies, and show doctors and other NHS staff that they are valued and respected.”